Character Mask

South Korea

9 inches, painted wood

There are a number of regional dance dramas in Korea and they all have large casts of characters, as well as different mask making traditions. Hundreds of different masks are used in Korea. Certain favorites are seen often, but this is an example of one of the more obscure characters. This particular mask was pictured on the cover of the Journal of Clinical Orthodonics, May 2008. I will include a copy of the magazine.